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Lace is a fashion trend that doesn’t go away. Sometimes it is limited to certain garments but this season it can be found in any possible garments from dresses, jackets, skirts, tights, corsets, scarves to shoes and so on. So, the good news is that we can choose the amount of lace we like to wear and where we like to wear it. But it is a trend that divides us women.

So, the question is how to wear lace right. This trend can be tricky when not handled with care. Lace can make you look stylish and elegant or if you got it wrong tired and dated. I believe every one should be doing a bit of lace, but with caution that is right for the body shape, occasion and age.
Know how to wear lace right and current:
- One has to rise to its occasion!
Lace is a delicate, stylish, light fabric but also has a very dressy nature and therefore worn best and only for formal & dressy occasions. That means you need to look groomed, together and stylish. It is very unforgiving when wearing it casual and without any grooming whatsoever.
Something you should always avoid is a lace dress or skirt on bare legs- it will hardly ever work. Since it is a very dressy material only young skin and a perfect leg shape will be able to match it. So, for all the rest of us let’s opt for nice tights that will complement the lace outfit without competing with it.
Keep it simple by choosing only one lace item at a time and never combine it with another fashion trend. Keep it in focus!
Very tricky that is! It is a vintage and an elegant fabric, so it looks best in the traditional colours such as black, black & red, black & nude, nude and white. Each of these colour combinations has its tone and should be worn in context. In general white is best to be left for weddings only or white shirts. Nude lace works great for underwear, while black & red will always add sex appeal to your look while simply black will add elegance to your outfit. Lace combined with colours such as pink, blue, yellow etc. will most likely “make it look cheap” unless is you are a teenager who will get away more or less with anything due to their youth.
- Keep it fresh and current!
Combine it with other plain and/or elegant items e.g. white shirt, pencil skirt, over the knee hight boots, studs shoes/belt/bag, jeggins, slim fitted jeans, leather jacket/skirt or dress. Though the 80′s are back, please don’t accessorise it with pearls or with heavy gold metal jewellery. You will only create a dated look.
Here some examples how to wear it:











































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Michaela
Tuesday, August 24th, 2010
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Sunday, June 13th, 2010
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Wednesday, June 9th, 2010
Tags: 3.1 Phillip Lim, Acne, alexander Mc Queen, Alice + Olivia, Anya Hindmarch, Body Shape, Browns Fashion, Celestina, Charlotte Olympia, Chloe, Christian Louboutin, Day Birger et Mikkelsen, Debenhams, Diane von Fuerstenberg, Dicha, DKNY, Fendi, GIUSEPPE ZANOTTI, Jersey dress, Judith Leiber, Kate Moss, Lanvin, LK Bennett, Lulu Guinness, malene birger, marc by Marc Jacobs, marni, Matthew Williamson, My wardrobe, net-a- porter, red herring, Richard Nicoll, Spring/Summer trend 2010, Stella McCartney, Temperley London, Tibi, Topshop, Valentino, Vivienne Westwood Accessories
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The Maxi Dress is an Evergreen. Every year in fashion and loved by women of any body shape, size or age. Since the choices are so great Maxi Dresses are not anymore only choices for special occasions or for holidays. They have made their way into our day to day life. It is nowadays perfectly ok to wear Maxi Dresses for casual occasions, to dinner engagements, or as well at the pub and most popular now to choose a maxi dress for barbecues or any outings in the park- as long as the sun is shining. And since the movie Sex in the City 2 has been screened and we saw Carrie Bradshaw lounging in a green maxi dress on her couch while watching TV with her hubby we have discovered just another “Maxi Dress” occasion. With so many wear outs out of one dress your Maxi Dress should hit all the all the right boxes . It should suit your body shape, body size, neckline, bust and arm size. It is just another myth that as long as you get the right size in your maxi dress and it covers up your body that you don’t have to worry about a fit, because it is all the same. Style is noting without a fit. Otherwise it is back to all of the same: You are creating the wrong attention to the wrong features and creating the wrong effect to your visual body balance. So, make your next Maxi Dress into a keeper with maximum impact and wear it many versatile ways!
Neat Hourglass: Any style goes






Full Hourglass : Don’t hide your curves behind high neckline or Empire Lines. Show off your curves by following your body shape. You have already got the attention because of your curves, so don’t out do them with patterns thought out the dress. Less is more.






Apple : Your neckline is your trump card. So go for only lower necklines. Choose wider straps over spaghetti straps- it won’t give you enough support for your bust and they are too petite for your body shape. Choose only Empire Lines in your Maxi Dress, because they will give you room for your fullest point and as well as structure. Choose straight cuts over A- line, because they will make you look wider visually.






Pear: Strong shoulder and top details are required to balance the lower half. Strapless options or spaghetti straps are no nos. Empire lines work best for this shape and be easy on patterns and definitely stay clear of pleats, ruffles, layers on your lower half. Remember the drama stays on top only.






Inverted Triangle has exactly the opposite rule to a pear. Therefore the drama starts on the lower half. Best are strapless or spaghetti straps to make the broad shoulder less broad and absolutely a noes are one shoulder dresses! Waist or dropped waist lines are great choices while Empire Lines will be more complicated to pull it off. Choose an A-Line, Flare, Bubble shape dress rather a straight one. Pleats, busy pattern, fuzzy styles are all superb in the skirt part of the dress.







Lean Hourglass is all about adding volume and curves to their body shape. So, any clutter and volume around shoulders, bust and hips work well here . Straight lines as shift dresses need another thought, because they can make them quickly look like a tooth pick if they don’t balance it out with rounder patterns as floral print or horizontal stripes. Keep to smaller rather than big patterns.







Rectangle: Most important thing here is to create the illusion of a waist. Best are Empire Dropped Waist lines or Maxi dresses with a dopped sleeve line. Rounder patterns like floral or animal print are always better than abstract print. It will just make you more angular. Remember you don’t need edges but curves at the right places!






Last not least for women with big arms:
- Choose Maxi Dresses with elbow sleeve lines. As long as you wear a e.g bolero, shawl, jacket with your Maxi Dresses wide straps or strapless styles are good as well. Just avoid any petite styles such a patterns or straps that will just high light your big arms.
- Also, choose a loose fit sleeve line over a fitted one – especially when it has any pattern.
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Michaela
Friday, June 4th, 2010
Tags: A line Dresses, Alberta Feretti, Alice + Olivia, Anna Scholz, Apple body shape, Azzaro, Big Arms, Body Shape, Body Sizes, Bossamare, Browns Fashion, Chloe, Debenhams, Debut, Diane von Fuerstenberg, Donna Karan, Dorothy Perkins, Dropped Waist Line Dresses, Empire Line Dresses, full hourglass body shape, Halston, Inverted triangle body shape, Jigsaw, Just Cavalli, Kate Moss, la perla, Lanvin, lean column body shape, Long Tall Sally, Marchesa, Matches Fashion, Matthew Williamson, Maxi Dresses, missoni, My wardrobe, neat hourglass body shape, net-a- porter, One shoulder dresses, Pear body shape, Petite, Plus size, rectangle body shape, Short, spring summer, Spring/Summer trend 2010, T-bags, Tall, Temperley London, Thread Social, Thurley, Tibi, Topshop, Versace
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Friday, May 21st, 2010
Tags: Bohemian Trend, Kate Moss, Maxi Dresses, mini dresses, Minis, retro, Spring/Summer trend 2010, Topshop, vintage clothes
Posted in Body Sizes, Capelets, Dominant Colour, Dresses, Jeans, Light, Minis, Nude Trend, Petite, Prints, Short, Soft, Tall, Uncategorized, Warm | No Comments »